The Effects of a 6-Week Resisted Small-Sided Games Training Program on the Power Performance of Young Soccer Players
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000005120" target="_blank" >10.1519/JSC.0000000000005120</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Effects of a 6-Week Resisted Small-Sided Games Training Program on the Power Performance of Young Soccer Players
Original language description
Majkic, B, Stojanovic, N, Lilic, A, and Milanovic, Z. The effects of a 6-week resisted small-sided games training program on the power performance of young soccer players. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2025-Small-sided games (SSG) with additional load can improve power performance in soccer players. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a 6-week resisted SSG training program on power performance in young soccer players. Twenty-two under-17 top-national youth-level soccer players (age: 16.11 ± 0.41 years; height: 176.31 ± 5.71 cm; body mass: 65.16 ± 8.1 kg) were randomly allocated to a weighted vests group (WV; n = 11), which wore weighted vests of 10% of their body mass or control group (CG; n = 11) with no additional load during sessions. Subjects performed vertical jump test, sprint running test (5, 10, and 30 m), and change of direction tests (COD) (Slalom, t test, and 4 * 5 m). The 6-week experimental program, implemented into regular sessions, included 2 additional SSGs per week and consisted of 3 sets lasting 3 minutes with 3-minute rest intervals. The players were divided into 2 teams of 5 and 2 of 6 players, each consisting of a mix of players from WV and CG, and performed SSG on the field area corresponding to 75 m2 per player. Results revealed an improvement for WV in jump height by 7.34% (ES = 1.79) and in Peak Power (PP) by 4.40%. Significant interaction effects were observed in the Slalom and 4 * 5 m tests, and there was a distinction for 5 and 30 m sprints but with no statistically significant interaction effects. It is concluded that implementing resisted SSGs during the preparatory period can enhance jump height, PP, COD, and 5 m sprint time in young soccer players.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
ISSN
1064-8011
e-ISSN
1533-4287
Volume of the periodical
39
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
870-877
UT code for WoS article
001517201100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105007083689